# LIMITATIONS - Economic Crimes by Category in Latin America (2020-2023): Corruption, Money Laundering, Fraud, Tax Evasion and Organized Crime

**DOI:** https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/8FXZOJ  
**Author:** de la Serna, Juan Moises  

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## Known Limitations

### 1. Underreporting
Economic crimes are significantly underreported. Official statistics represent only detected and reported cases.

### 2. Classification Differences
Different countries may classify crimes differently, affecting cross-country comparability.

### 3. Data Availability
Some countries have incomplete or missing data for certain crime categories or years.

### 4. Temporal Coverage
Limited to 2020-2023 due to data availability at time of compilation.


## Recommendations

Users should consider these limitations when interpreting results and making conclusions based on this data.

## Contact

For questions about limitations: jmsernatuya@gmail.com
